No survivors in small plane crash on Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta

ALPHARETTA. Ga. — Alpharetta police confirmed that there are no survivors after a small plane crashed Monday.

Officials said on Monday at 1:15pm, a Beech BE58 crashed into an area of wooded terrain near Big Creek and Rock Mill Park in Alpharetta. The flight plan indicated two people were on board, flying from Jekyll Island, Ga. to Dekalb-Peachtree Airport.

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The plane was cleared for approach into PDK, descended and then went off radar. A preliminary review of air traffic control recordings shows the pilot made no distress calls. The NTSB arrived on scene this morning and has recovered the wreckage and moved it to a separate facility for further investigation, officials said.

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Investigators are also reviewing radar and weather conditions at the time of the accident. The NTSB encourages anyone who may have witnessed the crash to email them here.

The NTSB said they will release a preliminary report in 2-3 weeks that will contain all the factual data collected up to that point.

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The probable cause of the crash and any contributing factors will be in the final report, which can take from 12-24 months to be completed, officials said.

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